Machine for packing bottles with a correction frame



Feb. 7, 1967 P. J. M. VAN LUXEMBORG I 3,302,370

MACHINE FOR PACKING BOTTLES WITH A CORRECTION FRAME Filed Nov. 6, 1963 United States Patent 3,302,370 MACHINE FOR PACKENG BUTTLES WITH A CQRRECTHUN FRAME Paulus J. M. van Luxemhorg, Dongen, Netherlands, assignor t0 Machinefahriek van Luxemborg N.V., Dongen, Netherlands, a limited-liability company of the Netherlands Filed Nov. 6, 1963, Ser. No. 321,785 Claims priority, application Germany, Nov. 9, 1962,

1 Claim. 61. 53-448) This invention relates to a machine for packing bottles and having holding frames for the bottles and which can be lowered from above upon raised bottle cases. The invention also relates to the insertion of bottles hanging on the bottle grippers of such holding frames into cases having a compartment division, the insertion being facilitated by a correction frame interposed between the holding frame and the cases. It is known that such correction [frames are provided with correction compartments corresponding with the compartment division of the cases into which the bottles must be placed. The bottles, which usually swing slightly as a consequence of movement of the holding frames, must be directed so that they do not bump against the walls of the cases and thereby hinder the packing process. It is also known to apply guide rolls for the bottles to the correction compartments in order to facilitate the receiving of the bottles. Moreover, it is known to shape the upper side of the correction compartments with undulations which insure a good centering of the bottles in the correction frame.

It appears, however, particularly with deep cases and with big bottles, that the bottles can swing below the correction frame and consequently a bumping of the cases against the compartment division is not prevented. By the known flat correction frames, the bottles are brought to the correct compartment divisions of the cases. However, when introducing the bottles into cases with compartment divisions various difiiculties occur.

To avoid these disadvantages, it is proposed according to the invention that correction frames be provided with correction compartments projecting into the cases and that the junctions of the correction compartments both at the upper and lower ends he provided with guide pieces each having four guide rolls for the diagonally arranged bottles. It is also proposed that between the upper and lower guide pieces, bottle leading pieces be employed. As the bottles are thus guided fixedly along their total path within the deep correction frame, and as the lower ends of the bottles cannot swing as a consequence of the lower roll guides, a bumping of the bottles against the compartment divisions of the bottle cases is reliably avoided.

A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIGURE 1 diagrammatically shows bottles hanging from a holding frame;

FIGURE 2 is a side View of a correction frame according to the invention;

FIGURE 3 shows the bottle case belonging thereto;

FIGURE 4 shows the correction frame seen from the top; and

FIGURES 5 and 6 show, on enlarged scale, further details of the correction frame, partly in section, FIGS.

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5a and 5]) showing respectively a top view and a side view.

On a holding frame 1, bottle grippers 2 are mounted for carrying bottles 3, which must be arranged in bottle cases 5 which are provided with compartment dividers 4. A correction frame 6 (FIG. 2) serves for centering the bottles, which usually swing and therefore are not correctly opposite compartments t. During the insertion, the case 5 is lifted and the frame 1 for the bottles is lowered in known way in accordance with the arrows 7, '7, the correction frame 6 with the correction compartments 8' penetrating deeply into the interior of the case 5 and insuring that the bottles 3 penetrate into the compartments of the case with the aid of the correction com partments 8. At the crossing points or junctions 9 of the walls S of the correction compartments 8', guide pieces 10, 16' are located having tour guide rolls 11, 11' for the bottles, the rolls being diagonally aligned with respect to the correction compartments 8. In FIGS. 5 and 6, the walls of the correction compartments 8 are represented on a larger scale, and at both the upper end and the lower end are shown with the guide pieces 10, 10 with the rolls 11, 11. Between the upper guide pieces 10 with the rolls 11 and the lower guide pieces 11) with the rolls 11', rollshaped leading pieces 12 for the bottles having recesses 13 for the walls 8 of the correction compartments 8 are provided, which attend to the correct guiding of the bottles with respect to the lower guide rolls 11' for the bottles. The lower and upper guide pieces 10, 10' have the recesses for the rolls, 11, 11 and also recesses 13 for the walls 8 of the correction compartments 8'.

In FIG. 3, the final position of the correction frame 6 is indicated with dotted lines within the case 5. It is seen that the correction compartments 8 with the leading pieces 12 for the bottles extend downwardly to a position adjacent the case compartments 4. FIGURE 6 shows a section of the cylindrical. leading piece 12 with a view of the lower guide piece 10' with the rolls 11.

What is claimed is:

Apparatus for loading and unloading a plurality of bottles within a bottle case having individual bottle-receiving compartments, comprising: a bottle holding frame having a plurality of bottle gripping means mounted thereon, said frame and gripping means being adapted to move substantially vertically towards a case to be filled, and a correction frame for being positioned between said holding frame and said bottle case for facilitating insertion of the bottles and having guiding compartments corresponding with said bottle receiving compartments, leading means extending downwardly from said guiding compartments and adapted to enter within said bottle receiving compartments, and guide rolls mounted on said correction [frame at the upper and lower ends of said leading means in diagonal relation with said guiding compartments to guide said bottles within said receiving compartments.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,819,576 1/1958 Hendricks 61; al. 53166 FOREIGN PATENTS 712,460 6/1965 Canada.

FRANK E. BAILEY, Primary Examiner.

P. H. POI-IL, R. J. ALVEY, Assistant Examiners. 

